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Webinar: Drought in a Rainforest...how can that be?

Event Date & Time

Tuesday, June 12, 2018 - 11:00am

Pacific Time

10 AM AKDT

Southeast Alaska is part of the the largest temperate rainforest in the world and is dependent on copious amount of precipitation. Like other ecosystems, significantly below normal precipitation effects the entire hydrologic cycle. The impacts of a rainforest drought range from hydro-electric power generation and community water supply to fish migration. This talk will go through the causes, specific impacts and how difficult it is to predict the onset and relief from drought conditions in an rainforest.

Current Conditions for /city/, /state/ (/county/)

National Drought Mitigation Center
The National Drought Mitigation Center works closely with NIDIS to provide drought-related resources and information. For more news and impacts information, visit the NDMC.

USDA Federal Drought Assistance
For information on resources available to help aid in the recovery from this year’s drought, visit the USDA.

The National Drought Resilience Partnership (NDRP) comprises seven federal agencies which work collaboratively to support state, tribal, local, and private sector approaches to managing drought risks and impacts. Learn More